Comparing meeting and webinar licenses

You can host more participants on Zoom by upgrading your meeting capacity through a Large Meeting add-on or purchasing a Zoom Webinars license instead of a standard meeting.

If you plan to invite fewer than 500 participants, a regular Zoom Meeting (Basic or Pro) is usually sufficient—no add-ons or webinar licenses are required.

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Meeting and webinar licenses feature comparison

Use the comparison table below to help you determine if Zoom Meetings (Basic), Zoom Meetings (Pro), the Large Meeting add-on, or Zoom Webinars best fits your meeting or event needs.

 
 Zoom Meetings
(Basic)		Zoom Meetings
(Pro)
See pricing page		Large Meeting add-on
(add-on to Pro)
See pricing page		Zoom Webinars
See pricing page
Usage
Best forPersonal calls, study groups, casual meetingsProfessional interactive meetings, team collaboration, client callsLarge interactive team meetings or training sessionsLarge presentations, broadcasts, training sessions, company-wide announcements, public events
Capacity

Up to 100 participants

Up to 100 participants

Up to 5000 participants, depending on capacity purchased

Up to 100,000 view-only attendees, depending on capacity purchased

Add-on compatibilitydisabledLarge Meeting, Webinar, Zoom Rooms, Cloud StorageNot available (Large Meeting is itself an add-on to Pro)

Translated Captions, Cloud Storage, Audio Conferencing

Meeting duration40 minutes30 hours30 hours30 hours
InteractivityEveryone can talk, share screen, and chatSame as basic, plus host has more control over participants and recordingSame as basic, plus host has more control over participants and recordingOnly hosts and panelists can present, and attendees are view-only (but can use microphone, chat, Q&A, and polls if enabled by the host)

Available roles


Learn more about roles in Zoom Meetings and roles in Zoom Webinars
  • Host
  • Participants
  • Host
  • Co-hosts
  • Alternative hosts
  • Participants
  • Host
  • Co-hosts
  • Alternative hosts
  • Participants
  • Host
  • Co-hosts
  • Alternative hosts
  • Panelists
  • Attendees
Features
Chat

In-meeting chat

In-meeting chat

In-meeting chat

Webinar chat

File transferenabledenabledenabledenabled
Whiteboardenabledenabledenabledenabled
Annotationenabledenabledenabledenabled
Pollingdisabled

Polling for meetings

Polling for meetings

Polling for webinars

Surveydisabled

Surveys for meetings

Surveys for meetings

Surveys for webinars

Reactions

Meeting reactions

Meeting reactions

Meeting reactions

Webinar reactions

Q&A

Only available in meetings for Business and higher accounts

Only available in meetings for Business and higher accounts

Only available in meetings for Business and higher accounts

Webinar Q and A

Mute/request to unmute participants

Host can mute/request to unmute participants

Host can mute/request to unmute participants

Host can mute/request to unmute participants

Host can unmute one or more attendees

Mute/unmute their own audio

Available to all participants

Available to all participants

Available to all participants

Only the host and panelists can mute/unmute their own audio. Attendees join in listen-only mode.

Host can set all participants to mute upon entryenabledenabledenableddisabled
Automated captionsenabledenabledenabledenabled
Video sharing

All participants can enable their videos

All participants can enable their videos

Not available for meetings with 1000 or more participants

Only hosts and panelists can enable their videos

Pinning a participant's videoenabledenabled

Available to all participants in meetings with fewer than 1000 participants


Only available to the host and co-hosts in meetings with 1000 or more participants

disabled
Multi-pinning videoenabledenabled

Available to all participants in meetings with fewer than 500 participants


Only available to the host only in meetings with 500 or more participants

disabled
Spotlight videosenabledenabledenabledenabled
Screen sharing

All participants can share their screens.

All participants can share their screens.

Not available for meetings with 1000 or more participants

Only hosts and panelists can share their screens

Participants list

Visible to all participants

Visible to all participants

Visible to all participants

Visible to hosts and panelists only

Email reminderdisableddisableddisabled

Available if registration is enabled

Registrationdisabled

Optional basic registration

Optional basic registration

Built-in registration with custom fields and branding

Recording

Computer recording (saves your meeting recordings to your device)

Computer and cloud recording (10 GB included)

Computer and cloud recording (10 GB included)

Computer and cloud recording, with separate files for Q&A, chat, and panelists

Breakout rooms

Meeting breakout room

Meeting breakout room

Meeting breakout room

Webinar breakout room

Livestreaming to Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, or a custom streaming servicedisabledenabledenabledenabled
Brandingdisableddisableddisabledenabled
Practice sessiondisableddisableddisabledenabled
Require password to joinenabledenabledenabledenabled
Waiting roomenabledenabledenabledenabled
International dial-in numbersdisabledenabledenabledenabled
PayPal integrationdisableddisableddisabledenabled
Reporting & Analyticsdisabled

Attendance reports, meeting duration, poll results

Attendance reports, meeting duration, poll results

Registration data, engagement metrics, Q&A and poll participation, survey results, and exportable reports